Awesome event organiser resources :sparkles:

A list of awesome resources for (tech) event organisers to help grow and improve (tech) communities

Platforms

Meetup.com One of the most common events platforms today. Meetup has an API with various (community-contributed) client libraries.
Sessionize.com A platform for hosting call for speakers / call for papers
Joind.in Call for papers and feedback platform
Papercall.io Call for papers platform
Attending.io A great event platform for free events
Picatic An easy-to-use event registration platform for free and paid events with a strong API for developers

20 Creative Event Promotion Ideas to Increase Attendance Some useful tips for marketing your events
15 Social Media Tactics To Increase Your Event Exposure How to use social media to gain more ticket sales

Less obvious conference list A great checklist of things you should consider when running a conference
How to tackle the childcare–conference conundrum
How to make your conference perfect?
Ultimate Event Venue Checklist for Event Planners An excellent checklist for locking in the perfect venue for your conference
How to have great inclusive audio at your event

RLadies Starter Kit A brilliant example of growing distributed groups under the same banner

Awesome Diversity List Extra resources around diversity at events but but also in tech
Global Diversity CFP Day A global initiative to encourage new speakers by hosting workshops around the world
NumFOCUS DISCOVER Cookbook A guide for organizing more diverse and inclusive events and conferences, produced by the NumFOCUS Diversity & Inclusion in Scientific Computing (DISC) Program.
Ten Simple Rules to Achieve Conference Speaker Gender Balance
Ten tips for getting more women speakers
How I Got 50% Women Speakers at My Tech Conference Experience of encouraging submissions from women.